SALT LAKE CITY -- During his news conference at EnergySolutions Arena on Wednesday afternoon, Kansas State head coach Frank Martin recalled the first encounter with excitable Xavier guard Jordan Crawford during the Wildcats' 71-56 win over the Musketeers on Dec. 5 in Manhattan. For all the defensive looks Martin's players threw at the 6-foot-4, 195-pound sophomore during the contest, another factor enters into the equation when facing a big scoring threat: hope.